Both films are set in Edinburgh and based
on books by the celebrated drug scribe Irvine Welsh but that, sadly, is
where the similarity ends.

Heywood obviously loved the shocking 1996
narcotic masterpiece that put Boyle on the map and has even tried to
emulate some of his screen devices (freeze framing, voice-over etc) but
here they look dated.

Central character Lloyd
(Adam Sinclair) and his pals know they are also too old for an endless
euphoric MDMA party but cannot give it up.

Only real love, not the “Love
Drug” can save Lloyd but this was unconvincing in a script that cranks
along like their old bones on the dance floor.

Only those still clubbing on ecstasy are likely to enjoy this but then they love everything.